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- Dictionarycor·pus de·lic·ti/ˌkôrpəs dəˈliktī/
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- 1. the facts and circumstances constituting a breach of a law.
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Legal principle requiring proof of a crime occurring prior to conviction of anyone for that crime
, in Western law, is the principle that a crime must be proved to have occurred before a person can be convicted of committing that crime. For example, a person cannot be tried for larceny unless it can be proven that property has been stolen. Likewise, in order for a person to be tried for arson it must be proven that a criminal act resulted in the burning of a property. Black's Law Dictionary (6... Wikipedia